The RO has increased the ratings for the veteran's right ankle conditions, but the appeal is still pending and requires further development.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded due to the need to obtain Social Security Administration (SSA) medical records related to the veteran's disability claims.
- Claimed conditions
- reflex sympathetic dystrophy, right ankle, residuals of a right ankle injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2006
- Citation
- 0627221
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for left hip osteoarthritis and right hip osteoarthritis as secondary to the Veteran's now service-connected knee disabilities, but denied service connection for a variety of other conditions including bilateral ankle, shoulder, foot, mood disorder, tinnitus, hyperlipidemia, and knees.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral foot and ankle conditions to correct a duty to assist error, requiring medical opinions on their relationship to the Veteran's service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of a right ankle injury, to include arthritis, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Partly granted
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